Welcome to Barksdale ...

Barksdale is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barksdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Barksdale is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Barksdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Barksdale: 864 & 821<3>

Communities Also Named Barksdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Barksdale: This one is located in Laurens County and the other is located in Greenville County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 9 communities that are also named Barksdale - they are located in Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Barksdale.

Communities near Barksdale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Barksdale.

• Mauldin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
• Simpsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Fountain Inn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Inn
  • Fountain Inn is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Inn <4>
• Laurens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Woodruff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <4>
• Honea Path
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honea Path
  • Honea Path is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honea Path <4>
• Ware Shoals
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <4>
• Gray Court
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
  • Gray Court is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <4>
• Cross Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Barksdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barksdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Barksdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barksdale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Barksdale. See our Newspapers Page for Barksdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barksdale ...

Looking for more information about Barksdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Barksdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Barksdale.

Adding Barksdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Barksdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Barksdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Barksdale post office opened in 1892.

We also found Barksdale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barksdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Barksdale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/